Arewa Surname
Approximately 5,773 people bear this surname
Arewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,557 | 1:31,877 | 2,661 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Aréwa (1) are calculated separately.
Arewa (761) may also be a first name.
Arewa Demographics
Average Arewa Salary in
United States
$57,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Arewa (Hindi: अरेवा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Aréwa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 83,778th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,262,350 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Arewa live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 297,690th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 761 people.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,557 people, or 1 in 31,877. In Nigeria Arewa is primarily found in: Ondo, where 15 percent live, Lagos, where 13 percent live and Osun, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria Arewa occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Arewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Arewa surname is predominantly Christian (73%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Arewa last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.
Arewa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Arewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Arewa in the Hindi language | ||
| अरेवा | areva | 66.67 |
| आरेवा | areva | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arewa
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